Global Sociology: Introducing Five Contemporary Societies - Brossura

Schneider, Linda; Silverman, Arnold

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0073404187 ISBN 13: 9780073404189

Casa editrice: McGraw-Hill Education, 2009

Riassunto

An effective supplement to any standard sociology text, this broad and comprehensive sociological description of five diverse contemporary societies with wide geographic distribution - Japan, Mexico, Egypt, Germany, and the Bushmen of Namibia - is organized around basic sociological topics: culture, social structure, group life, socialization, deviance, social institutions, social stratification, and social change. Fictional vignettes of individuals in each country help students experience first-person viewpoints on life in five very different societies. By comparing other societies with their own, students read about the range of social variation, learn what makes their own society distinctive, and gain a unique and fascinating vantage point on what sociology offers in a world of rapid social change. The fifth edition has been fully updated to reflect recent economic and political changes. New and updated data is included in each chapter. Current concerns such as crime, drug trafficking, ethnic diversity, gender, income inequality, political Islam and social change in traditional societies are addressed throughout the book. The impact of and response to global economic changes is a continuing theme in every chapter.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Linda Schneider is Professor of Sociology at SUNY-Nassau Community College. She received her Ph.D. in Sociology from Columbia University. Dr. Schneider has published in the ASA journal, Teaching Sociology, contributed to panel discussions at the Eastern Sociological Society, the Community College Humanities Association, the Community College General Education Association, and the American Association of Community Colleges. She has directed several grants from the NEH, the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education, and the National Science Foundation for multidisciplinary and global curriculum development.

Contenuti:

Chapter 1. Japan: The Importance of Belonging

Introduction

Japan's History

Japanese Culture

Social Structure and Group Life: Group Life in Modern Japan

Socialization

Deviance in a Demanding Society

Gender Roles: A Focus for Rebellion

Social Inequality in Japan: Class, Status, and Power

Social Change

Chapter 2. Mexico: Conflict and Cooperation

Introduction

Understanding Mexico: The Conflict Perspective

Mexican Culture

Social Structure and Group Life

Social Networks in Mexican Society

Social Institutions

Conflict and Deviance

Class Inequality in Mexican Society

Globalization and Social Change

Chapter 3. The San of Namibia: Ancient Culture in a New Nation

Introduction

Who Are the San?

The Fate of Hunter/Gatherers

Part I: San Culture: A Design for Living

Social Structure and Group Life

Social Inequality

Gender Inequality

Deviance and Social Control

Socialization

Part II: Social Change and the Future: The Postcolonial Era

The San in Modern Nambia

Chapter 4. Egypt: Faith, Gender, and Class

Introduction

Egypt's History

Culture and Gender Roles

Social Groups in Egyptian Life

Deviance and Social Control

Social Inequality in Egypt

Social Change

Chapter 5. Germany: Diversity in a Modern Nation-State

Introduction

German History

Changing Borders: What is Germany

German Culture

Modern German Values

Minority Groups in Germany

Deviance and Diversity

Inequality and Diversity

Social Change and the Future

Su questa edizione

• Editore: McGraw-Hill Education
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0073404187
• ISBN 13: 9780073404189
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 5
• Numero di pagine: 320